As a fighting game fan, this is your time to rejoice as Capcom is returning with Street Fighter 6 next month. It will feature many new changes and fighters in the roster.
Capcom’s long-running fighting game title returns this year with its sixth installment in the main storyline. Street Fighter 6 is set for release next month. And with it comes many new additions and features.
With what is seen in the open beta, Street Fighter 6 might even produce a very different experience altogether. With the release dawning, Capcom has shown all there is to show. Be it the single-player mode, the new dynamic commentary, the online gaming experience, or new characters, developers did an excellent job keeping the balance between suspense and what they show.
While you wait for the release, let us find out everything that is known regarding Street Fighter 6 so far.
Contents
- Street Fighter 6 release date and platforms
- All known characters in the Street Fighter 6 roster
- Street Fighter 6 game modes
Street Fighter 6 release date and platforms
During The Game Awards 2022 Capcom showcase, the developers featured a brand new trailer of Street Fighter 6 along with the brand new World Tour mode. During the showcase, they revealed the release date.
According to the reveal, Street Fighter 6 is set to release on June 2, 2023. Upon release, it can be played on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC platforms.
All known characters in the Street Fighter 6 roster
During February this year, Sony’s State of Play featured a new trailer of Street Fighter 6 where some of the new additions to the character roster were also revealed by Capcom. A total of 18 confirmed characters are there in Street Fighters 6 leaving future DLC releases. All of these characters will be playable upon launch. All the confirmed characters are:
- Cammy
- Lily
- Zangief
- JP
- Marisa
- Manon
- Dee Jay
- E. Honda
- Dhalsim
- Blanka
- Ken
- Juri
- Kimberley
- Guile
- Chun-Li
- Jamie
- Luke
- Ryu
Among these 18 characters, five of them are the newest additions to Street Fighter 6. These are Marisa, JP, Manon, Kimberley, and Jamie. Other than this, following the trend of previous Street Fighter titles, there will also be DLCs coming out for this title. Consequently, new characters will release, which Capcom will confirm through future trailers.
Street Fighter 6 game modes
Every single Street Fighter game retained some of the game modes in every respective title. The same goes for Street Fighter 6 as most of the game modes featured are from the previous games only. Apart from these modes, Capcom introduced two new modes with the latest title. All the game modes of this title fall under three main categories.
Fighting Ground
This game mode features the classic experience of a fighting game. Fighting Ground features all the returning game modes and those are Online Matches, Training Mode, Arcade Mode, Local Versus Matches, and many more.
Battle Hub
Battle Hub serves as the online platform where players from all across the world join. This place will serve as a meeting point for you to challenge other players or simply hang out and enjoy the surroundings. And in your free time, you can take part in many mini-games as well.
World Tour
Get a glimpse of Fighting Ground and Avatar Creation in World Tour!
The #StreetFighter6 Demo is now available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
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According to previous trailers and the one shown in The Game Awards 2022, World Tour will feature 3D gameplay where you can free roam as a character. Also, this mode allows you to train your custom avatar. You can take them around the world to learn new skills under Masters found in each and every location visited. This serves as the single-player mode Capcom said they will introduce.